Força de cisalhamento – a fricção mantém a pele no lugar contra a superfície de apoio enquanto a gravidade força o corpo do paciente para o pé da cama.3
Adaptado de Loeper JM et al: Posicionamento terapêutico e cuidados com a pele. Minneapolis, 1986, Instituto da Irmã Kenny.
Transpiração, fezes e urina são fontes comuns de excesso de umidade.2
† When used as part of a protocol of care. *As demonstrated in-vitro.
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